Re: Black Mold

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On 8/19/06, AVe wrote:
> On 7/18/06, L Sams wrote:
>> We have just moved into an apartment this past june in
>> Northeastern PA. We have Black Mold in the kitchen and
>> bathroom, and it is under the floors and behind the lower
>> kitchen cabinets. It isn't just a little bit....It is alot.
>> My husband and I have both spoken to the landlord, and he
>> says we should just spray it with bleach. Even if this
>> would work, we would have to remove the whole shower wall
>> in the bathroom, and all of the lower cabinets in the
>> kitchen to get to where the mold is. Does anyone know our
>> rights where this is concerned? We have small children, and
>> we all have allergies which have not stopped flaring up
>> since we moved in. And the smell when the weather is hot
>> and humid is horrible. We cant even use the kitchen
>> cabinets to put stuff into, and have the doors tied shut so
>> the baby doesnt get into them.
>>
>> Lisa
>
> Hi Lisa,
>
> Get the heck out of your place ASAP! I was living in that
> stuff for 7 and a half years with my baby who is now 13 and
> we have NEVER been the same health wise. I never knew mold
> could be so bad. ...Bleach causes aneven more toxic
> reactionbetween the bleach combination and the micotoxins
> from the mold! Sounds like your landlord is clueless. My
> NEW business is Mold testing AND mold remediation! Trust
> me...just leave. Save your family. It is your landlords
> responsibility to give you a healthy and habitual place to
> live. Keep all your requests in writing to your landlord. He
> would be very dumb to ignore you as that is what could get
> him in serious trouble. Are you on a lease. Test the molds
> and see what species they are. got to Drfungus.com and
> educate your self you will thank me later for this info. If
> you have lived there long..the spores will be in your
> belongings. Also not good. I left everything behind. Good
> luck to you and your health!!! Been on antifungals for 7
> years now and started having seizures from inhaling the
> spores in our condo....its a tough disease to have. You can
> avoid it if you leave quickly enough. It's also the dose!